FACT CHECK: Joma Sison is not Kiko Pangilinan’s ‘master’

Feb 2, 2022 | Fact Checked by PressOnePH

“Kiko” Pangilinan visited Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria “Joma” Sison in Denmark for peace talks. CLAIM: Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan works under “master” Jose Maria “Joma” Sison  RATING: FALSE A certain “Jun Jun Ni Noel” (“junjun,”...

Bishop urges Manila parishes to open ‘community pantries’

Apr 20, 2021 | Church, Nation

By CBCP NewsApril 19, 2021Manila, Philippines Residents take packs of rice and other goods from a community pantry set up outside the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City on April 19, 2021. PHOTO FROM KALOOKAN DIOCESE Manila’s Catholic bishop has encouraged the...

Red in, yellow out as Duterte’s new political color of rage

Oct 30, 2020 | Top Stories

By Christian V. Esguerra ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO There was a time when President Rodrigo Duterte would seethe at the mere mention of “dilawans,” his blanket pejorative of choice lumping opposition forces under a single umbrella of supposed saboteurs. But...

Duterte: Communists are ‘terrorists’

Jul 8, 2020 | Nation

President Rodrigo Duterte called communists and leftists “terrorists” in a public address aired Wednesday, less than a week after signing the widely criticized anti-terrorism bill into law. “They think that they are a different breed. They would like...

Palace: Task force to meet Duterte on extension of truce with NPA rebels

Apr 19, 2020 | Top Stories

A task force will discuss with President Rodrigo Duterte the possibility of extending a ceasefire with communist rebels, to coincide with the extension of the enhanced community quarantine until the end of April, Malacañan Palace said on Sunday. The government...